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  • Some credit cards offer 2% cash back… (Not points) So it’s hard to give that up when you get 2% off for just about every dollar you spend. Why wouldn’t you put every dollar on card you would normally spend.

    This doesn’t work well if you are paying interest…

    If you’re fiscally savvy and don’t overspend and can pay your balance in full every month and are not paying interest, this is a strong vote for choosing over cash.

    However, without that…I see no benefit and would use more cash for all reasons in this thread.














  • Yeah I hear you on that.

    Maybe just find a spot to start a conversation and see what comes of it. Maybe list a couple recent projects and what you want to do next. See what other folks are working on and If enough interest.

    I’m currently working on some VLAN segmentation for IOT and have several IOT things blocked from accessing the Internet (like my network printer and some smart lights) (I run openHAB for home automation locally) , I also have some DNS blocking.

    I have some USB logic analyzers and want to play with sigroc but haven’t got around to that. Also built an oscilloscope and want to learn to use it more (might make a signal generator so I can use some known frequencies and such) to ensure the oscilloscope is dialed in.


  • I had to look that up. So ya, I understand your problem a bit better. Wish I could offer some solutions.

    For anyone interested…

    “Starlink uses Carrier-Grade NAT (CGNAT) to avoid the need for 1,000s of IPv4 addresses, which can be a problem for some users due to how they are using Starlink. However, some VPN services like PureVPN can be used to bypass CGNAT restrictions on Port Forwarding.1 CGNAT prevents direct access to the Starlink antenna from the internet, making setting up a VPN or hosting services challenging. There is no direct public IP address assigned to the Starlink antenna, which hinders traditional methods of setting up a VPN server or hosting services like port forwarding and DMZ access”


  • Turbo@lemmy.mltoSelfhosted@lemmy.worldI love Home Assistant, but...
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    9 months ago

    I will first admit that I am quite ignorant to Home Assistant.

    I am a happy openHAB user for 5+ years. Have you considered switching to see if you like it?

    I tried Home Assistant once or twice but never felt comfortable enough to switch.

    I run stuff locally and can connect over VPN to my home and operate as if I am inside the home. I have not looked into these other cloudflare tunnels or tail scale as I don’t think it would provide any advantage to my current setup.

    OpenVPN server running on my router does the trick.